^Rhino! wrote:"Giants are a better team than St Louis. They will prevail, then onto Detroit."

Right, they said that last year.

We already know the fans in the 'Lou are great, if not better than any Red Sox fans..... Didja see the intensity on their faces in game 3? If the Giants get down on themselves, they're finished. The Cardinals simply try to find a way to WIN.

Oh, and to the poster of Yogi Berra......you know where he was raised, don't you?

St. Louis Italian district....the Hill.....along with Joe Garagiola and a bunch of others.

Smallball *this*, Redbirds.

Garagiola was a total homer punk as a broadcaster in the '87 pennant series. Sweet revenge.

I just wonder if any Card ever got a standing ovation when they hit a homer in Candlestick Park. Giant players get a standing ovation when they hit a homer in Busch. Quality fans. That's half the game - psychology, don't cha know?

Opposing players usually get a golf clap if they complete a difficult field play, unless they're wearing Dodger blue. You have to consider both the Giant & Dodger franchises inherited a New York state of mind.

Now, the Padres definitely have had some psychos in the stands. In '84 versus the Cubs for the pennant, they were hanging teddy bears in effigy. Say what you want about Cub fans, they didn't deserve that.

I'll tell you one thing, Bob. Though they have the WORST franchise in all of MLB, the Royals do have the best tailgating. It's the same for the Kansas City Chiefs in the NFL......all those BBQ joints coming out to the ballpark with mobile operations, let alone the RV tailgaters. I think it's something great about Kansas City. Hell, I've even seen BBQs up and running outside the professional wrestling events.

BBQ and Kansas City go together like San Francisco and the Golden Gate....it's just right.

I'm just waiting until somebody gets a tailgate party going before Thunderdome at the event. THAT will be epic.

The Giants....the only "mystical" team in baseball. Fitting that they would be homed in San Francisco, California. Amazing players, amazing team spirit, amazing talent, they're like a professional bee hive.......

"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believe is false."- William Casey, CIA Director 1981

BUMP! Since world series season is a few weeks away thought I'd dig into the archives for this thread.On this day and date in 1974 world series history, one of the greatest throws made, that is still talked about today took place.As a lad of 15, I was watching the game on TV.

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The A's won the game 3-2 and ended up taking the series in five games.

My cats are cuter than your grandkids!

"Government is not the solution to our problems, government is the problem." Ronald Reagan

25 years ago today in world series history. It was this event that sparked my wifes interest in baseball.

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I'd been married for a little over a month and I was more interested in Dodgers being in the world series than I was getting to know my new wife.Sweet revenge for the Dodgers after the 1974 series between these two clubs.

My cats are cuter than your grandkids!

"Government is not the solution to our problems, government is the problem." Ronald Reagan